Players in Mortal Shell 2 raise a Shell\u2019s Bond Tier with Glimpse at Zhirelle in Marrow Keep or by selecting the Level Up option at any Beacon. Raising Bond Tier runs from I to IV and makes additional ability tiers available for that Shell.<\/p>
Genessa is an exception. Her Bond Tier advances by speaking with Genessa, also called the Stray Sester, in Marrow Keep rather than through Zhirelle or Beacons.<\/p>
Raising a Shell\u2019s Bond Tier increases the Shell\u2019s health on revive and its Shell Revive Efficiency. Higher Bond Tiers reveal more of a Shell\u2019s Memories, the story fragments tied to that Shell, and unlock access to higher tiers of Abilities for use while inhabiting the Shell.<\/p>
Abilities are acquired and upgraded with Shell Points, which players earn by leveling their character using Gloom. Shell Points form a single shared pool that can be spent on the currently inhabited Shell\u2019s talent tree. Each Shell has a Shell Points Capacity that limits how many Abilities can be active at once.<\/p>
Shell Points can be refunded and reassigned freely, allowing players to change builds between runs or experiments. Glimpse spent to raise a Bond Tier is not refundable. A single playthrough yields a limited amount of Glimpse, so players can choose to spend it on fully upgrading a few Shells or spread it across several. Unlocking every Shell\u2019s Memories will require carrying progress into additional playthroughs to gather enough Glimpse.<\/p>
The game separates long-term and short-term progression. Glimpse drives permanent Bond Tier advancement and story unlocks for each Shell, while Gloom and Shell Points provide flexible, short-term access to Abilities and build adjustments for the current run.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Players use Glimpse at Zhirelle or any Beacon to raise a Shell\u2019s Bond Tier and unlock Memories, revive boosts and higher ability tiers. Abilities cost shared Shell Points earned via Gloom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest"],"newsroom_tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n